Lalla Rookh: An Oriental RomanceLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817 - 405 sider The daughter of the Mughal emperor is engaged to the young king of Bactria. She goes to meet him, but falls in love with a poet she meets on the way. As Lalla Rookh enters the palace of her bridegroom she is delighted to find that the poet of her affection was none other than the prince to whom she was engaged. |
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... stood to take a last look from his balcony , the procession moved slowly on the road to Lahore . - Seldom had the Eastern world seen a cavalcade so superb . From the gardens in the suburbs to the Im- perial palace , it was one unbroken ...
... stood to take a last look from his balcony , the procession moved slowly on the road to Lahore . - Seldom had the Eastern world seen a cavalcade so superb . From the gardens in the suburbs to the Im- perial palace , it was one unbroken ...
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... stood in awe of him . His political conduct and opinions were founded upon that line of Sadi , - " Should the Prince at noon - day say , It is night , declare that you behold the moon and stars . " And his zeal for religion , ― of which ...
... stood in awe of him . His political conduct and opinions were founded upon that line of Sadi , - " Should the Prince at noon - day say , It is night , declare that you behold the moon and stars . " And his zeal for religion , ― of which ...
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... stood , when in full Haram nam'd The Priestess of the Faith ! -how flash'd her eyes With light , alas ! that was not of the skies , When round in trances only less than hers , She saw the Haram kneel , her prostrate worshippers ! Well ...
... stood , when in full Haram nam'd The Priestess of the Faith ! -how flash'd her eyes With light , alas ! that was not of the skies , When round in trances only less than hers , She saw the Haram kneel , her prostrate worshippers ! Well ...
Side 33
... Stood Vases , filled with KISHMEE's golden wine , And the red weepings of the SHIRAZ vine ; Of which his curtain'd lips full many a draught Took zealously , as if each drop they quaff'd , } 1 The cities of Com ( or Koom ) and Cashan are ...
... Stood Vases , filled with KISHMEE's golden wine , And the red weepings of the SHIRAZ vine ; Of which his curtain'd lips full many a draught Took zealously , as if each drop they quaff'd , } 1 The cities of Com ( or Koom ) and Cashan are ...
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... that must be " This hero's vanquisher , and thou art she ! " With her hands clasp'd , her lips apart and pale , The maid had stood , gazing upon the Veil From which these words , like south - winds through 40 LALLA ROOKH .
... that must be " This hero's vanquisher , and thou art she ! " With her hands clasp'd , her lips apart and pale , The maid had stood , gazing upon the Veil From which these words , like south - winds through 40 LALLA ROOKH .
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angels Arab AZIM beautiful beneath bird blest bliss blood bowers breath breath'd bright brow burning Caliph called Cashmere charm cheek D'Herbelot dark dead dear death deep Delhi dread dream e'er earth ev'n eyes FADLADEEN falchion FERAMORZ Ferdosi Ferishta fire flame flowers gardens GAZNA Ghebers gleam glory gold golden Greek fire HAFED Haram hath heart heaven holy hour hung hyæna Indian IRAN's Khorassan King Koran Lake LALLA ROOKH light lips look look'd lov'd lover lute maid MOKANNA moonlight Moslem mountain Naptha never night NOURMAHAL o'er PERI Persian Princess pure round seem'd shade shining SHIRAZ shone sigh skies slave sleep smile soul sound sparkling spirit star stood sunk sweet sword Tahmuras tears thee thine thou throne Tibet towers Transoxiania tree turn'd twas veil warm wave Waved plates wild wings wretch young youth ZELICA